While i always support the military, ridiculous administrative orders like the ban on 5 fingers is the reason i got out.

Comment #2 - Posted by: zaffa at July 6, 2011 5:08 PM

Question: Does anyone do bodybuilding in conjunction with cross-fit?

obviously i do crossfit. i do mma as well, but sometimes i miss the isolation workouts /physique that bodybuilding offers/creates?
any thoughts, ideas, critques, concerns?

I <3 Crossfit

Comment #3 - Posted by: spencerbrett at July 6, 2011 5:32 PM

this looks like an awesome WOD. Whats a good time for this?

Comment #4 - Posted by: Mark at July 6, 2011 5:33 PM

Water offsets the Corona--right?

Comment #5 - Posted by: ChrisK at July 6, 2011 5:38 PM

beer is not paleo!!!

Comment #6 - Posted by: kyryl at July 6, 2011 5:53 PM

paleo shmaleo...beer is good, but wine is better

Comment #7 - Posted by: Mel/38m/5'10"/180 at July 6, 2011 5:55 PM

Anyone know why they don't post workout demos anymore?? I miss them.

Comment #8 - Posted by: Matthew James at July 6, 2011 6:35 PM

oh US Army. Why such a trivial dumb move?

Comment #9 - Posted by: Bill Gibson at July 6, 2011 6:58 PM

@ spencerbrett
i usually follow crossfit football which is more for power training. they have a regular strength workout before the wod. you can look at the site for examples and add whatever you want to work on in a strength wod usually done before the regular workout. hope i helped!

Comment #10 - Posted by: Chris S at July 6, 2011 7:00 PM

Never tried this one, will do it tomorrow on my skill day. Might have to scale weight for the HPC..not sure if I want to throw 135 on the bar for the whole thing to use the same bar.

I love a Good Barbell Complex and this Hero Wod is a Scorcher. I consider myself a good Olympic lifter, but honestly every time I do this WOD around Round 3, I'm always debating on lowering the weight. 155 lbs. Hang Power Cleans is no Joke!!! Here's to the Hero's!

I asked this same question yesterday. I miss them as well. I used to watch tehm before attempting the WODs to make sure I was doing them correctly.

Comment #17 - Posted by: Matt at July 6, 2011 8:14 PM

This one is pretty self explanatory if you are familiar with the movements, but if you need a video, click on the "compare to…" and you'll find one.

Comment #18 - Posted by: Rebecca at July 6, 2011 8:57 PM

RIP warrior!!! we got the watch

Comment #19 - Posted by: matt at July 6, 2011 9:23 PM

The message states that VFF "detract from a military appearance". You know what else detracts from a military appearance? Land blimps in PT uniforms. As one of the very few Army folks on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, I can tell you there is A HUGE (no pun intended) disparity between the fitness level of the average Marine versus average Soldier. Marines also give less of a crap about the stupid appearance stuff. Shirts are untucked (gasp!) and females can have their hair in a ponytail (egads!). They are at the gym to work hard and the fact that 90% of them look like terminators reflects that. The Army however chooses to focus on appearance and not results. I wish the ALARACT would have said something to the effect of, "Commanders, height and weight standards will be enforced in 180 days. You have until then to get your SOldiers in compliance or they will be separated. Re-establishment of standards starts now". Instead, we're focusing on damn footwear. Embarassing.

Comment #20 - Posted by: Erik at July 6, 2011 9:47 PM

That's right...the U.S. Army has done it again. What a bunch of morons. It's always about being "professional"....whatever that truly means to them. If that was the case, they would kick out all the fat bastards that are truly unprofessional and embarrassing to the military as a whole. You won't see them doing that.

I don't care what anybody has to say regarding my comments. After 13 years in now, this shouldn't surprise me, but here we go again. The Army as a whole, to include the majority of SGM's and most of the O's focus on the wrong stuff. It's an epidemic and I see no end in sight.

We could worry about training and preparing to a standard not a piece of paper....to hell with that....let's get rid of those funny shoes.

Don't even get me started on PT belts.......

Comment #21 - Posted by: Carlos at July 6, 2011 10:15 PM

@19 I know what you mean. I am overseas right now and I had a gentlemen approach me in the middle of my wod to tell me my shoes were no longer authorized. I could have thrown the weight I was using at him because I love those shoes and what the hell does it matter. Same thing with the PT belts. I am going to wear a reflective pt belt around my camouflage uniform. Really. Let's find something worthwhile to focus on like ending these wars we are in? What's our mission again?

Comment #22 - Posted by: Lawrence at July 6, 2011 11:15 PM

m37/5'8/160

as rx'd 14:09

Comment #23 - Posted by: chuck mendoza at July 7, 2011 12:20 AM

R.I.P. DT I'm wondering what's on the plate.

Comment #24 - Posted by: Rich at July 7, 2011 1:13 AM

115#

17:42

24/6'2/240

Comment #25 - Posted by: Mike Y. at July 7, 2011 1:29 AM

15:56

Comment #26 - Posted by: TomO/44/M/200 at July 7, 2011 1:41 AM

11:19 @ 53 kg

tough one.

Also failed on 113 kg bench press. Tried for new pr.

Comment #27 - Posted by: Mik at July 7, 2011 2:59 AM

m/45/182

18:40

Comment #28 - Posted by: cosmo at July 7, 2011 3:34 AM

So I read the Five Finger Article. Who cares! They banned the toe shoes, I was extremely upset by this a few months ago when my unit said no go! Honestly though, Merrel makes a perfectly good minimalist shoe. The sole is made by Vibram, as well as New Balance. Adapting and completing the task isn't that what the Army is about? Oh, everyone feel sorry for us because we want to look cool like everyone else, and not have to wear socks or whatever the case. Standards and appearance go hand in hand with physical fitness. Yeah, a lot of Soldiers in the Army are fat, that is a leaders job to fix. The Army changed it's fitness program this year. So, it's not the best but make it your own. You can handle things on your level, find a way to make things work. Quit crying like a bunch of kids because daddy took away your toy. Find an alternative.

Comment #29 - Posted by: kevin at July 7, 2011 3:56 AM

The CF store is closed, and they're opening a joint...CF/Reebok store??? What is this!?

Comment #30 - Posted by: NENE at July 7, 2011 4:01 AM

Hooah Kevin. While the removal of Five Fingers is pretty lame, its not the end of the world. The Army has made waaaay lamer changes in its history. For example, while they removed Five Fingers, they also removed the beret. which is awesome. So yeah, they make dumb decisions but its ok. Improvise, adapt, overcome. No biggie. Just train in your vibrams during your own p.t.

Comment #31 - Posted by: John at July 7, 2011 4:08 AM

Thank you Kevin for injecting some common sense into a comment thread that is likely to be full of whining. Nobody is saying you can’t wear them; you just can’t wear them in a military uniform, because let’s face it, they look goofy. Get yourself a pair of Merrell Barefoots for organized PT and worry about more important things. That the Army has other problems to address is irrelevant.

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin.
Scaled to 115 19:30

Comment #35 - Posted by: Mike at July 7, 2011 4:52 AM

36/F/135
#75
10:50

Comment #36 - Posted by: Heidi at July 7, 2011 5:21 AM

m/30/230/6'
17:30 @ rx'd weight. didn't have any chalk so i used wrist straps on rounds 3,4,5. Grip was the limiting factor on this wod!@ NENE #29 - i just noticed the same thing. not too impressed, definitely the end of the "crossfit" brand in my oppinion.

did this a a globo gym and forgot the chalk at home... I believe I could've done it under 20 with chalk as the only limiting factor was the bar slipping from my fingers during the hang power cleans...
well, no ifs and whens....we'll see next time

@spencerbrett i do 90% crossfit but i throw in an old style bodybuilding routine after the WOD on some days. i can't go as hard after the WOD but i like to work some the muscles cf misses. also, it helps my shoulders feel better. and, yes, i still like to do curls on occassion! so sue me!

I'm hoping someone could offer some advice. My fiancée and I have been doing CF for about 6 months. After a recent move we decided to build our own garage gym. It's awesome, but we sometimes miss the form guidance and coaching. Would the CrossFit Journal help fill this void? Anyone a subscriber?

Comment #57 - Posted by: Josh at July 7, 2011 7:59 AM

Rx- 8:49

Comment #58 - Posted by: Eamon 30.m.5'8.165 at July 7, 2011 8:04 AM

6 min 1 set, broken
(time crunch)

Comment #59 - Posted by: Hale at July 7, 2011 8:17 AM

Scaled to 95lbs

16:20

I could've done alot more on the deadlift and probably about 20-30lbs more on the clean but figured this workout was supposed to continue where the other left off using the same bar..was I right? Or should I have used more weight for the other excercises?

Scaled to 135 and three rounds (arms literally gave out on 4th round first clean)

17 minutes

Weak time, wasn't feeling the inner beast this morning at all. I'll probably do this one again.

Comment #64 - Posted by: Jason S. at July 7, 2011 8:40 AM

M/36/6'4"/213 as rx'd 15:11
Feeling sluggish this morning...round one and two had me wondering if I could complete as rx'd, but once the momentum got going, look out. Training partner was also a huge encouragement to power through. Also, as a lot of others are saying, grip was a factor. Could use sone chalk. That was a fun one.

In a perfect world you never set the bar down moving from one movement to the next but good luck with that. DT is tough!

Comment #67 - Posted by: Markyo at July 7, 2011 8:45 AM

Ok, I was recently apart of the U.S. Army and before they came out with the ban (which actually began going into effect in February), I wore my vibrams for PT every day. They weren't bright pink like what most females would wear, they were a tasteful black or white so it would match the PT uniform. It's rediculous that the army would ban these shoes because of "looks". The vibrams look so much better then the entire PT uniform put together! The idiotic rules and regulations, as well as idiocracy of TRADOC/higher is just one reason why I got out!
Don't get me wrong though, I still have respect for those who serve and sacrifice.

Comment #68 - Posted by: Kendra B at July 7, 2011 8:48 AM

On vacation: 20 clean and push press with heavy rock - 19:03

Comment #69 - Posted by: Jette 41/M/5'11"/175 at July 7, 2011 8:50 AM

85 lbs- 16:11 (PR)

Comment #70 - Posted by: thinlizzie at July 7, 2011 8:51 AM

18:33 - push jerk very suspect at the end

Comment #71 - Posted by: SB at July 7, 2011 8:52 AM

8:00 rx'd (pr) came very close but never set the bar down during a set... rested 30 seconds to 1 min between rounds probably

Comment #72 - Posted by: zach-brodis at July 7, 2011 8:56 AM

f/41/177/5'11"

5 rounds at 105# 14:07

This if 5 seconds faster than the last time i did this workout.... but also 10 pounds heavier.

I was on track for something much faster but the push jerks fell to pieces on the last set. I kept missing the bar on the way down and had to pick it up again..... after a short rest, of course.

I didn't read the article but I'm guessing they banned them because they look stupid. I have a pair, I like them at the gym, but I don't wear them outside of that. Guess someone who makes changes agrees with me.

Comment #75 - Posted by: Mike at July 7, 2011 9:15 AM

f/22/5'5"/135

10:17 @ 85lbs

Comment #76 - Posted by: Christine at July 7, 2011 9:47 AM

1st time doing

19:01

after second set of cleans had to drop to 135. any tips on helping making the transitions better and more fluid? had to stop after each exercise to recoup which added more reps. should i attempt this next time with lower weight?

I'm fairly new to CF - started in May - and I surprise myself every time I complete a wod. It's especially satisfying to start having a few rx's lately! I'm so excited to be part of this community where limits and the word "can't" simply don't exist. Bring on the tongue pullups!

Comment #81 - Posted by: Erin at July 7, 2011 10:06 AM

14:37 a PR
Gamed it and planned the rests - while wearing my Vibrams!

Comment #82 - Posted by: TRN III at July 7, 2011 10:12 AM

Ouch, this hurt, but in a good way. Just getting back into crossfit after injury. 26:25 as rx'd.
HPCs killed me, I would have done so much better
if my grip strength didn't suck out on me.

m/40/6'3/265

Comment #83 - Posted by: mongo at July 7, 2011 10:12 AM

Josh @ #57,

I'm a home CFer, and I usually will pull up the mainsite, CF football, CF endurance and usually Front Range CrossFit to stay in the loop and help with programming ideas. I would highly recommend the Journal, as it has fantastic articles and video with additional programming strategies, as well as great videos with people like Burgener coaching O lifts. Good luck to you.

Comment #84 - Posted by: Daniel Davis at July 7, 2011 10:14 AM

10:42
scaled to 115#

m/37/6'1"/200

Comment #85 - Posted by: Rough Robbie at July 7, 2011 10:15 AM

Does anyone else find the headline

"US Army cuts off five fingers, bangs head" kind of funny?

I had to read the article to figure that one out. It sounded like a couple of unfortunate events.

Comment #86 - Posted by: JuliePlatt at July 7, 2011 10:17 AM

18:41

135 lbs on DL
115 on HPC and PJ

DL's and PJ's all fast and unbroken. HPC's slow and broken. Guess I know where I need improvement.

WOD #112 - Back after some time off. Who knew summer vacation could be so busy. Several WODs of "AMRAP Honey-Do List All Day". Was able to do this RX but the hang cleans were a killer. Grip was almost gone by the end. On another note, beer is good. One last note, one extra push jerk in honor of my friend Jamie Stoddard, a casualty of Afghanistan.

Greg A.'s warmup
WOD Time - 33:40

M/42/5'11"/260

Comment #90 - Posted by: Pat Overton at July 7, 2011 10:38 AM

Sore back from last week, so scaled way down to 95lbs.
9:47

Comment #91 - Posted by: ScottMacArthur at July 7, 2011 10:54 AM

9:35
155 DL & push
115 hangs

22/m/250

155 would of been awful. 115 was just hard enough to hold onto without chalk.

I racked the jerks. I could have done this faster but last time I got hurt on the 4th round, so it was a big mental psyche out to get passed the workout with out getting hurt again. I just wanted to finish the workout and I'm really happy with the time.

I did rip my hand and bleed a bit. I didn't even feel it bit I got a blood blister on my ring finget on my right hand and ripped it. it doest hurt and isnt real bad.

LAST TIME
BIG FAT DNF DID NOT FINISH!!!

I was on the cleans on the 4th set and on rep 6 I caught it low on my chest and heard a ''POP'' like when you pop your fingers but bigger and alot of pain. I crumpled from it, felt arround didn't know what I did. After a bit iI tried another rep and caught it good, but still feeling pain. Stood arround, (Brady had stopped the clock at this point)

I thought I would finish the workout anyway Biut I picked up the bar and soreness. Tried Bradys 115bar cleaned it easy but holding the bar in rack position the weight pressing down hurt.

I was wondering why I was feeling unusually anxious about this WOD - almost Fran anxious. But then I realized that this was the first hero WOD I completed when I started crossfit (scaled of course). It was the first time the thought of someone else pushed me through a workout. Three years later DT is still having that effect on me.

RIP DT

Comment #98 - Posted by: harry m/23/170 at July 7, 2011 11:30 AM

13:05 as Rx'd

Comment #99 - Posted by: mrd m/27/5'10"/200 at July 7, 2011 11:34 AM

M/27/5'9"/213
Rx'd
22:36

Comment #100 - Posted by: Kelly at July 7, 2011 11:35 AM

First attempt at this WOD- thought I could do it in 7:00... but I was WRONG! Lol
As RX'd 8:02

scaled to 135: 23:07...got some interesting looks from the people at the front counter...feels good to finally be coming back.

Comment #106 - Posted by: Steve at July 7, 2011 11:48 AM

70kg, no bumper weights, 19:50, crossfit Reading, M/23yrs/88kg

Comment #107 - Posted by: Michael Palmer at July 7, 2011 11:54 AM

18:51, first time.. all 155#s.. took lots of breaks, the hang cleans were the toughest!!

M/22/6'3/202

Comment #108 - Posted by: Ryan B at July 7, 2011 12:09 PM

12:31

DL 155
Hang Clean 135
Push Jerk 135

M/39/6'/188

Comment #109 - Posted by: KO at July 7, 2011 12:13 PM

11:32 (45kg)
100722 I did "DT" and finished in 17:02 so I'm pretty happy :)

Comment #110 - Posted by: Emma Victoria at July 7, 2011 12:13 PM

15:49 @ 135 with armor on.

Comment #111 - Posted by: Duffy1298 at July 7, 2011 12:17 PM

M/32/190

DT @ 185 lbs
16 min

Comment #112 - Posted by: Ryan at July 7, 2011 12:20 PM

43/m/176cm/72kg

Used 135# (60kg)

12:17 PR (last time 12:21 PR)

Four seconds isn't much of a PR. Still hard.

Comment #113 - Posted by: Memuc at July 7, 2011 12:20 PM

as rx'd - 9:18 (PR)

followed by 100 bench presses @ 135# - 8:59

Comment #114 - Posted by: cnc at July 7, 2011 12:27 PM

M/41/195

DT as rx'd
16:55

Hey TacticalTom (Comment #47) - Crossfit doesn't miss any muscles. It just doesn't isolate some of them, i.e. biceps as in curls. That's a big difference - missing vs. isolating. But, have fun with the curls. I've got nothing against throwing in some bodybuilding or any other sport for that matter. Isn't that one of the tenents of Crossfit? - To do as many sports as possible even if it is CFs nemesis bodybuilding. I did feel like I had to clear that one up though. For GPP Crossfit will hit every muscle as or more efficiently than anything out there. For bodybuilding or "body sculpting" you'd want to isolate some muscles. "Sculpting" will help to achieve the looks required in bodybuilding, but it won't help you increase your work capacity (move weight across a distance) and time (doing it faster.)

Comment #115 - Posted by: Andres at July 7, 2011 12:36 PM

hey, my names Jameson! spelled different. sweeet. Thanks to our guys in uniform! all of them! though, i feel the heirarchy goes something like airforce, navy, army, marines, marine recon, delta force, then seals at the top in terms of pure badassness. i guess the airforce spec ops guys would be somewhere in there. anyways I always try to think of spec ops and seals when i'm having trouble with WOD motivation!

Comment #116 - Posted by: jameson at July 7, 2011 12:41 PM

115#

15:15

Comment #117 - Posted by: JFA at July 7, 2011 12:43 PM

Scaled it down to 95lbs, and it was still brutal. The HPCs were by FAR the worst part. Extremely sore from doing "Morrison" yesterday

24:27

Comment #118 - Posted by: Saam at July 7, 2011 12:47 PM

'DT' 95#

9:10 pr!

Laura f/48/5'7/150

Comment #119 - Posted by: power-girl at July 7, 2011 1:00 PM

scaled to 115 9:11 (pr both weight and time)

Comment #120 - Posted by: cort at July 7, 2011 1:05 PM

07/04/2011

135lbs:

16:50 w

Comment #121 - Posted by: TommyKrackCorn at July 7, 2011 1:06 PM

60 pds
15:36

Comment #122 - Posted by: ewizzle at July 7, 2011 1:06 PM

MGySgt. USMC-Retired
M/49/6'2"/215

Have not done "DT" since 04-11-2010. My time then was 34:55. Today as Rx'd 23:51. I have been focused on training my weaknesses and using 5-3-1 as a supplement to CrossFit.

When I think of DT and other Heroes I know deep down I can give a little extra considering they gave their all. RIP

OooRahh CrossFit

Comment #123 - Posted by: W.D. at July 7, 2011 1:21 PM

You know...

The Army could (and should) go back to conducting all training in boots.

It isn't like you go on a patrols barefoot, or clear a building barefoot, or do anything that requires your feet to be specially-adapted to anything except boots.

I enjoy wearing my VFF, but would never have worn them to PT. The goal was to be a part of the team, not stand apart from the team.

Comment #124 - Posted by: Jim Broun at July 7, 2011 1:36 PM

#50 congrats on first CFWOD that's an awesome achievement. I scaled to 95lbs 12:23. Grip weakness was the rate limiting factor.

Off PR by 4:52. However, this is my active rest cycle. So I forced myself to rest after each set. I also broke the HPC into 3x3. The DL and PJ felt too light to justify breaking-up. I've said it before, but I'm not sure forcing rest periods does much more than prolong the torture. :)

So, I am 38 and was doing CF for some time now mostly on my own. I have an outside gym at home and do boot-camp style workout in the neighbourhood gym. I never thought that I was that good, but after following some of the top athletes, I realise that some of my times are pretty competitive:
Linda 18.00
Cindy 34
Fran 2.40
I am thinking if I should be entering a competition and trying myself at it. Would appreciate any constructive comments. Tnx.

Comment #157 - Posted by: Art at July 7, 2011 4:32 PM

sub w/135

22:30

Comment #158 - Posted by: 47/M/68"/168 at July 7, 2011 4:35 PM

Scaled to 135 after the first round, 13:27.

Comment #159 - Posted by: Kamper M/47/200/74" at July 7, 2011 4:36 PM

DL-155
hang clean-95
push jerk-95

20 min.

I really have to work on the HC/PJ

Comment #160 - Posted by: swpoison at July 7, 2011 4:37 PM

18:30 as Rx'd

Round 1 done right at 2:00 but gamed rounds 2-5 about as wrong as I possibly could.

I am just beginning crossfit and I have not done most of these exercises regularly but know how to perform them. Is reducing the weight a good idea or is it a waste of a routine?

Comment #162 - Posted by: Trebes at July 7, 2011 4:44 PM

Pp/sj

14.35

Comment #163 - Posted by: controlfreak at July 7, 2011 4:45 PM

Form is essential and I bombed it for the power cleans, couldnt quite cut it with the 155lbs so scaled to 135. I am shaky and begging for more! Knocked that out at 22:24. Been on the CF program for 8 days now and have lost 6LBs so far. I am currently 207lbs. Love being a part of this community, now I just need to get my amazing wife in on the goodness

Comment #164 - Posted by: Greg C. at July 7, 2011 4:47 PM

m/22/190(ish)/69"

DT today in 12:06! first time ever RX'd, and man do I appreciate it that much more!

29 minutes scaled to 125# on all exercises. Grip is what's killing me coming down on the hang power cleans. Any suggestions technique-wise to help with that?

Comment #184 - Posted by: Adam 5'10"/38/148# at July 7, 2011 6:50 PM

as rx'd 25:12

Comment #185 - Posted by: Jeff Gebbie at July 7, 2011 6:51 PM

175lbs for all lifts. 18:15

Comment #186 - Posted by: Chris at July 7, 2011 6:52 PM

F/41/5'6"/145

85#

13:15

Comment #187 - Posted by: mom to five at July 7, 2011 6:53 PM

Every once in a while a WOD comes along and stomps a big old mud hole in me. "DT" is one of those WODs, appropriate that it's a Hero WOD. Anyway, started at 155, but after first round of cleans had to go down to 135, damn. Finished in 12:50. I love my VFF's, fontunately I can do PT on my own, so I wear them with my civvies PT gear. I agree that's it's stupid for the Army to focus on this rather than the fat bodies in uniform especially since we are going through a RIF, it would be too easy to roll out enough fatties to meet end strength, but those numbers would include a lot of senior NCOs and Field grades, hmmmmm.

Comment #188 - Posted by: Major Gator at July 7, 2011 6:56 PM

scaled down to 95# after an attempt to rx at 105# but just wasn't going to happen..

12 deadlift
9 power clean (not hpc)
6 push jerk

15:03

F/42/5'2"/134

Comment #189 - Posted by: Karyn S at July 7, 2011 7:01 PM

as rxd 14:20

Comment #190 - Posted by: dan bosco at July 7, 2011 7:07 PM

I hope the VFF trend dosnt move north to Canada. I guess every army is the same in the end. To you those who say " worry about more important things" thats what the command should have been doing when they decided to dictate what footwear a soldier can wear during PT. This is about the least important issue regarding national defence I can think of.

I dont care if one of my troops wears flip flops if he is out front thats fine with me. Performance over appearance, that is the entire premise of crossfit.

Here is an article by a real leader who stood his ground for the real soldiers.

11:17.......1ST set was clean with no breaking up sets, all the rest were,....transition is the key.

RIP....thank you for the ultimate sacrifice.
M/43/5'9"/210

Comment #204 - Posted by: kelvin at July 7, 2011 8:42 PM

as rx'd
15:36
m/36/231

Comment #205 - Posted by: Toby D at July 7, 2011 9:12 PM

Subbed 135#

13:38

Comment #206 - Posted by: rb (M/34/5'8"/150) at July 7, 2011 9:22 PM

45/170

I tried a crossfit endurance WOD this morning and DT scaled to 135 lbs. this evening. Not sure if it was the workout this morning and/or the 102 degree heat this evening but I ended up doing hang squat cleans and they kicked as usual.

The Army has always been about uniformity. In a deployed combat environment, standards are often relaxed to a degree, but for the most part, and especially in a garrison environment, it's always been about uniformity. To some it's a sign of discipline. The Army doesn't allow fadish haircuts, why should they allow what some would call "fadish shoes". As stated by many above, there are plenty of minimalist shoes available that do not have little pockets for each toe. Deal with it. It's the Army. There's nothing we can do about it anyway now that the ALARACT has been published. Personally I don't really care if somebody wants to wear five fingers or Air Jordans for organized PT, but apparently somebody in the Army with more rank than me does. If you don't want anybody to care what you wear for PT, join SOCOM.

Comment #209 - Posted by: Wade at July 7, 2011 9:58 PM

wasn't as easy as I thought!
Porch
3rds 155.
used straps after first round couldn't hold onto bar and forgot chalk.

time 10:21

did two more rounds afterwards at 115lbs. didn't have time.

Comment #210 - Posted by: brian hirt at July 7, 2011 9:58 PM

m/37/175/5'8"

Holy crap, this was tough! I definitely need to improve but great workout none the less.

155lbs - dl
95lbs - hpc
95lbs - pj's

22:43

Comment #211 - Posted by: Sin Seng at July 7, 2011 10:01 PM

This workout was intense! Never have I ever been sweating that hard after a lifting workout.

25:51 @ 155 first round then went down to 135 for the rest. PJ's were the worst for me.

m/20/158/5'11

Comment #212 - Posted by: Mitch at July 7, 2011 10:46 PM

m/39/185/5-10

Had to scale this time to 135 for HPC and PJ.
Rt wrist sore and just didn't have it.
Better form with mule kick and fully opening hips with legs beneath shoulders for each rep.

Total time was 18 min. All in all not a good day, but did keep moving through it.
DL- straight
HPC- 6-3
JP- 4-2

WU
Couldn't do Hang Power Cleans with 155 so did power cleans from the floor.
31:30 Was very fatigued at the start and the weather was extremely hot.
100415 - 24:51
090421 - 37:14
090731 - 42:31 (probably did power cleans versus hang power cleans on all of these)
M/50/195#/72"

So trying to build up to doing this Rx although 155lb is heavy for the HPC and Jerks (my overhead sucks).
I used 145lb
and was happy to get through it at 28:29.

Comment #316 - Posted by: Keil at August 5, 2011 5:31 PM

M/171/31/5'7"
5 rounds
135lb
29:25

Comment #317 - Posted by: Mark S. at August 7, 2011 8:41 AM

M/23/70"/192#

1/5/11
"DT" scaled to 111#

16:28

8/10/11
"DT" scaled to 145#
36:50

done at local globo gym with metal weights, so couldn't drop the weight. Just getting back into it after slicing my palm open and and injuring my shoulder. HPC and Jerks were difficult...still working on over head strength.

Comment #318 - Posted by: Bill Gibson at August 10, 2011 8:53 PM

21:46

135lbs

Comment #319 - Posted by: WabashIrish at August 16, 2011 8:38 AM

m/32/5'8"/170lb

as rx'd

16:05

62 158 174
450 Cal

1:25 slower than last time :( had gloves on due to hand tears and I think it affected my grip strength